Data Scientist and Space Visualization/Human Machine Interfaces

Job Overview

This announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until 26 AUGUST 2024. The Warfighter Interfaces Branch of the Human Effectiveness Directorate assigned to the 711th Human Performance Wing within the Air Force Research Laboratory (711 HPW/RHWIM) seeks to hire a senior-level, DR-03, Data and Human Factors Scientist at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

This position supports research aims within the Human-Machine Interactions Core Research Area, which focuses on the investigation and development of novel multisensory displays, controls, and decision aids for systems, including advanced automation, autonomous systems, AI-enabled systems, pilot vehicle interfaces, command and control systems, and other operator-centered technologies.

Work includes:

• Analysis and interpretation of large technical data sets and multiple sources of intelligence.
• Developing and implementing human-machine interfaces with emphasis on Space Operations within the United States Space Force.
• Developing and using data visualization applications and techniques for the display of large data sets.
• Presenting and speaking to a diverse number of audiences to convey the importance of how Human Factors principles can enhance understanding of complex ideas and concepts.
• Using interdisciplinary approaches including computer science, data science, experimental psychology, cognitive science, and statistics to analyze complex systems and large-scale data to gain a deeper understanding of processes and phenomena with emphasis on intelligence applications and space operations.
• Understand, leverage, enhance and implement automated processing tools related to intelligence analysis and space operations.
• Apply program and project management techniques.
• Applying computational methods and tools to study and understand data trends and the ability to convey implications to a diverse audience.
• Leading a multidisciplinary team of researchers, data scientists and subject-matter experts to identify problems and synthesize solutions which can be integrated into pre-existing workflows and processes.

You must be able to cultivate a professional and respectful environment of cooperation. You must be willing to listen and consider the views of others. You must be willing and able to seek opportunities for collaboration with personnel from other functional units (finance, contracting, etc.) and other technical areas of an organization to accomplish work-related activities.

Telework

Yes, this position is eligible for telework opportunities; as determined by agency policy
Remote Work (CONUS)

No, this position is not approved for remote work.
Required Qualifications

• United States Citizenship
• Males must be registered for Selective Service
• These positions may be filled as a 5-year Flexible Length and Renewable Term Technical Appointment (new government hires, current government term employees, etc.) with the option to later convert to a permanent appointment.
• Security Clearance: This position requires possession of or the ability to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance
• This is an Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) position and requires a Level 1 certification (Foundational). The selectee will have 24 months to meet APDP requirements or a waiver must be obtained.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year or 52 weeks of specialized experience in this field, equivalent to DR-02 (mid-level) in the federal service or equivalent in an alternate pay system.
Applicants must also meet the Basic Qualification requirements for 0180 (Psychology Series), 0801 (General Engineering Series), 1515 (Operations Research Series), 1520 (Mathematics Series), 1550 (Computer Science Series). To view the Individual Occupational Requirements for this position, click on the following links:

Psychology Series 0180 (opm.gov)

General Engineering Series 0801 (opm.gov)

Operations Research Series 1515 (opm.gov)

Mathematics Series 1520 (opm.gov)

Computer Science Series 1550 (opm.gov)

Desired Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Minimum B.S., preferred M.S. or PhD in Cognitive Psychology, Computer Science, Experimental Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, Human Factors Psychology, Industrial / Organizational Psychology Statistics, or related fields.
• Knowledge of and experience within the Space domain including human-machine automation interactions, display control design, and interfaces with the skill and ability to apply to space operations missions.
• Big Data Analysis: Experience combining and analyzing large structured and unstructured datasets from various sources, to uncover patterns and insights. Applying a combination of methods to analyze data, make predictions, and identify trends.
• The ability to verify the validity and reliability of available datasets to answer research questions at various levels of analysis.
• Research Design: Problem identification; ability to create methodology relevant to both the domain and applied to a military setting; stimulus creation and manipulation; data collection and analysis in a classified setting.

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Series

0180

0801

1515

1520

1550